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T20 World Cup: 'We'll keep an open mind,' says England coach Mott on availability of Wood, Malan for final
"We'll keep an open mind. It's a short turnaround again: a travel day and then almost straight into it with one training session. There's not a lot of time for them," England coach Matthew Mott told the BBC after the England team's travel to Melbourne on Friday.
PKL 9: Surender, Pardeep star as U.P. Yoddhas register a comprehensive victory
Pardeep started the match with a raid point for U.P. Yoddhas. But Manjeet earned two bonus points and Meetu earned a raid point of his own to put the Steelers in the lead. Just when it looked like Haryana might take control of the match, Rohit Tomar earned two quick raid points to reduce the gap between the two sides.
T20 World Cup: Anil Kumble wants India to address issue of batters who could bowl
India struggled to get going with the bat and despite posting a sub-par 168/6, including amassing 68 runs in the last five overs, England openers, captain Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, cruised to chasing down the target with four overs to spare at the Adelaide Oval.
T20 World Cup: India not maximising Rishabh Pant is incredible, says Michael Vaughan
Rishabh Pant, the left-handed batter, was picked for the semifinal against England ahead of Dinesh Karthik due to his ability of taking down spinners in the middle overs. But India were unable to match-up Pant with England's spinners, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone, as captain Jos Buttler finished their overs quickly before the left-handed batter arrived at the crease in the 19th over.
Ronaldo to spearhead Portugal at fifth World Cup
Ronaldo will take part in his fifth World Cup, having played for the national team in every edition of the tournament since 2006. Two young players from Benfica, Antonio Silva and Goncalo Ramos, are World Cup debutants, reports Xinhua. RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva replaces the injured Liverpool star Diogo Jota.
Questions on seniors' future post T20 World Cup debacle
Some of those pertain to the team selection, specifically the playing eleven, and head coach Rahul Dravid was not willing to talk about likely changes to the composition for next year's 50-over World Cup so soon after his team was knocked out.
'Some senior players will be dropped from T20 format, Hardik may lead'
According to sources, senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik and Ravichandran Ashwin would be gradually eased out from the shortest format of the game. The next T20 World Cup is still two years away and it is learnt that a new team will be picked with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the captaincy choice.
FIFA World Cup Group C preview: Messi's last shot at glory
In a group where Argentina are the only team in the top 10 in FIFA's last rankings before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in November, Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia will also be vying for a ticket to the round of 16. Here is a breakdown of the four teams in Group C.
'Devastated, gutted, hurt': Hardik Pandya after India's T20 World Cup exit
Hardik played a sensational knock (63 off 33) to propel India to a decent 168/6 in 20 overs England openers Jos Buttler (80 not out from 49 balls) and Alex Hales (86 not out from 47) made a chase look like a walk in the park, powering their team to the final with a convincing 10-wicket win over India. "Devastated, gutted, hurt. Tough to take, for all of us. To my teammates, I've enjoyed the bond that we built - we fought for each other every step of the way. Thank you to our support staff for their endless dedication and hardwork for months on end," the star all-rounder said in a tweet
ATP Finals: Nadal and Djokovic drawn in different groups
Nadal is the top seed at the year-end championships for the fifth time. The Spaniard, this year's Australian Open and Roland Garros champion, will try to lift the season finale trophy for the first time. The lefty leads Green Group alongside Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz. Seventh seed Novak Djokovic will try to make history at the Pala Alpitour.
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